Possible influence of BCHE locus of butyrylcholinesterase on stature and body mass index

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-334

  Souza, Ricardo L R ^a   Fadel Picheth, Cyntia ^a   Allebrandt, Karla V ^a,b   Furtado, Lupe ^a   Chautard Freire Maia, Eleidi A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Fluoride resistant variants; K variant; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE;

ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 13544256357     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10413     Document Type: Article

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